High School Track
The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) released the full list of state qualifiers yesterday. Here’s a look at the at-large bids from our local schools.
The Columbus boys’ team added Lamar Ceant to the 200-meter dash and the 110-meter hurdles. Ty Muniz will run in the 1600 and 3200-meter runs. The Wildcats will have teams in the shuttle hurdle, 4×100, 4×200, and 4×800 meter relays. The Columbus girls’ team will see Isabella Forbes throwing the shot put.
For the New London boys’ team, Riley Raines will be participating in the 1600-meter run and Logan Franklin will join the fray in the long jump.
Winfield-Mt. Union’s Kohlby Newsom will run in a trio of events: the 400-meter dash, the 800-meter run, and the 1600-meter run.
Kate Lanz of Wapello will be competing in the 200 and 400-meter dashes.
The WACO girls’ team’s Carlee Lunsford claimed a spot in the 800-meter run, while Josie Dykstra will be competing in the 400-meter hurdles. In the field events, Bren Graber will be one of two freshmen participating in the high jump. The Warriors will be running in the distance medley relay.
For the boys’ team, Jude Dykstra will be running in the 800-meter run and the 1600-meter run. Louden Huisenga will be in contention for the high jumping crown, while Hayden Shelman snuck in with an at-large bid for the long jump. The Warriors will also have a squad in the distance medley relay.
The Danville girls’ team had the team of Delaney Newberry, Macie Wagner, Alaina Gourley, and Miya Orbiana clinched a spot in the 4×400 meter relay. The boys’ team will feature Nick Powell competing in the 800-meter run and Jackson Shacklett in the 3200-meter run. The Bears will run in the 4×100, 4×200, 4×400, the distance medley, and the sprint medley relays.
The Van Buren County girls’ team had Kayley Snowgren earn a spot in the 800-meter run. The Warriors will sport a relay team in the 4×100, 4×200, and 4×800 meter relays.
On the boys’ side, the Warriors will compete in the 4×200 and 4×400 meter relays. Lincoln Bainbridge will participate in the 200-meter dash.
The Mediapolis girls’ team will have Kira Messer sprint in the 100-meter dash.
The West Burlington/Notre Dame girls’ team will have Ady Lamm, Kaylee Webb, Jilian Nickel, and Kaitlyn Kipp running in the distance medley relay. The boys’ team will see Landry Haberichter claim a spot in the 100-meter dash. Logan Hamma will be participating in the 400-meter hurdles. Mason Watkins will insert himself into the high jump conversation. Lastly, the Falcons will have a team in the 4×100 and 4×200 meter relays.
Stay tuned to KILJ for updates and results throughout the three-day event starting on Thursday, May 22nd. For a full list of our local state qualifiers, follow this link: Full List of State Qualifiers
High School Tennis
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team fell to Fairfield yesterday in the Region 1 first round 5-0. The Trojans advanced to the quarterfinals to take on Central DeWitt on Tuesday, May 20th, at Xavier High School.
The Burlington Notre Dame girls’ team shutout Fort Madison before losing to Xavier 5-0 yesterday. The Burlington girls’ team defeated Muscatine 5-3 to advance to the regional semifinals to take on Bettendorf on the road on Tuesday.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will compete against Grinnell for the first round of the team Substate 7 tournament at Kennedy High School today.
The Fairfield boys’ team will face off against Centerville at home today for their first round matchup for Substate 8.
High School Golf
The Wapello girls’ team hosted the Class 1A Region 5A first round meet yesterday and the Arrows finished on top with a team score of 416. Columbus claimed 2nd place with a 426 and New London was able to advance with a 3rd place score of 430.
The Tigers’ Emma Busby was the medalist with an 18-hole score of 93 followed by Kinlee Brown of Columbus, shooting a 94, and Wapello’s Emmalin Marshall taking home a 95. Elizabeth Griffin of Holy Trinity Catholic shot a 100, the 5th best score of the course, and Kellee Milks of Winfield-Mt. Union tied for 6th with a score of 105, allowing both individuals to advance to the Regional finals.
WACO was led by Morgan Meyer’s 9th place score of 106 and Danville’s Eastin Chipman shot a 107.
The Region 5 final will take place at Little Bear Country Club in Midland on Wednesday, May 21st.
The Mediapolis and Central Lee girls’ teams both had their seasons come to an end yesterday in the Class 2A Region 5B meet with the Bulldogs claiming 5th place with a team score of 441. Cardin Miller and Payton Gerling each carded a 106 for the Bulldogs, which was good enough for 13th place. Central Lee’s Marie Young finished in 10th place with an 18-hole score of 100.
The boys’ Class 1A District meet for Winfield-Mt. Union, Wapello, Holy Trinity Catholic, and Danville’s Alex Holtkamp and Graylon Walker will take place at Heritage Oaks in Wapello on Monday, May 19th.
The boys’ Class 2A District Meet for Mediapolis and Central Lee will take place in Pella on Monday.
The boys’ Class 3A District meet featuring Washington will be hosted by West Delaware on Monday at Pin Oak Links.
The Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield girls’ teams will compete in the Class 3A Regional on Wednesday at Edmundson Golf Course.
High School Soccer
The boys’ SEISC tournament semifinals took place at Central Lee last night and it will be the same championship matchup from the past three years after #6 Burlington Notre Dame shutout the hosts 3-0 and Mediapolis snuck past Highland 3-2 as the Bulldogs won in penalty kicks. Lance Ludens and Quincy King scored the goals for Mediapolis. The Nikes and Bulldogs will face off at Central Lee today at 10 am with Mediapolis attempting to defend their crown.
The WACO boys’ team downed Sigourney Keota last night 1-0 behind Keiran Luitjens netting the lone goal and Holden Hughes nabbing five saves. The Warriors will take on Danville on the road in the Class 1A Substate 5 first round at 7 pm on Tuesday, May 20th.
The Central Lee girls’ team will start Regional play on Monday, May 19th, on the road against Fairfield at 7 pm.
The Wapello girls’ team will face off against Mid-Prairie in the Class 1A Region 3 first round at 7 pm on Monday.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will compete against Ottumwa on Monday on the road at 4:30 pm.
The Mediapolis girls’ team will face off against Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union on Wednesday, May 21st, at 7 pm at home for postseason play.
This Day in Sports History
1875 – The first Kentucky Derby: Oliver Lewis aboard Aristides wins in 2:37.75.
1915 – Cubs George “Zip” Zabel relieves with 2 outs in the first and winds up with a 4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn in the longest relief job ever.
1964 – The first Tim Horton’s coffee and donut shop opens in Hamilton, Ontario by NHL player Tim Horton.
Mount Pleasant, Iowa — A distressing incident occurred around 4:00 p.m. Friday afternoon on North Adams Street in Mount Pleasant, just outside the middle school, when a child was struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle.
Authorities in Van Buren County responded to a troubling report Thursday morning involving explosive devices in the small town of Bonaparte. According to a press release from Sheriff Brad Hudson, the Sheriff’s Office received a complaint around 9:00 a.m. on May 15 regarding possible explosions in the 400 block of First Street.
